What Ling is bad at
- Extremely fragile — a single landed CC chain from a tank or control mage kills him outright before he can react
- Loses his half-stealth and falls to the ground if hit by crowd control while clinging to a wall
- Heavily dependent on walls for his best positioning, making him far weaker on open maps or against wall-blocking heroes
- Crit-focused itemization competes directly with raw damage, so a bad crit roll noticeably softens his burst
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Ling
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
NataliaAssassinHardCamouflage lets her pick the exact moment to engage, and Assassin Instinct teleports her behind Ling with a silence before he can react or reposition to a wall.
CyclopsMageHardStardust Shock's disks threaten Ling's low HP from range before he can close in, and Planets Attack's Starlit Spheres seek him out on their own even while he's clinging to a wall.
KarinaAssassinHardShadow Combo adds true damage scaled off Ling's lost HP on every third hit and Shadow Assault dashes straight onto him, out-bursting him in a direct duel.
SaberAssassinHardSaber's ultimate locks onto Ling directly and drags him through a stun-lock burst combo that his invincibility frames can't interrupt once it starts.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Ling can still play around them.
AamonAssassinSoftAamon's shard-execute ultimate scales with missing HP, punishing Ling hard once his own burst combo has already chipped away at his health.
BrunoMarksmanSoftVolley Shot's Powerball slows on the way out and bounces back through the same lane Ling dashes in on, chipping him down even while he's repositioning off a wall.
ValentinaMageSoftValentina's Shadow Strike fear chain locks Ling in place, denying the mobility his whole kit depends on to reposition and escape.
FredrinnFighter · TankSoftFredrinn's Crystalline Armor converts damage taken into HP, letting him out-sustain Ling's burst if the combo doesn't fully finish him.
Items to build against Ling
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Winter CrownIts damage-negation window can swallow the burst from Tempest of Blades or a full Defiant Sword combo.
Blade ArmorReduces crit damage directly, cutting into a hero whose entire itemization is built around critical strikes.
Antique CuirassStacks damage reduction against his skill-combo burst every time he engages.
Do not pick these into Ling
Heroes whose own counter list names Ling — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Ling works
Common questions
Who counters Ling in Mobile Legends?
Natalia, Cyclops, Aamon, Karina, Bruno all beat Ling. Natalia is the hardest counter: Camouflage lets her pick the exact moment to engage, and Assassin Instinct teleports her behind Ling with a silence before he can react or reposition to a wall.
What items should I build against Ling?
Winter Crown: Its damage-negation window can swallow the burst from Tempest of Blades or a full Defiant Sword combo. Blade Armor: Reduces crit damage directly, cutting into a hero whose entire itemization is built around critical strikes. Antique Cuirass: Stacks damage reduction against his skill-combo burst every time he engages.
What is Ling's biggest weakness?
Extremely fragile — a single landed CC chain from a tank or control mage kills him outright before he can react